Suppose a young, black male was simply walking down the street in a hoodie and his hands in his pockets. Chances are, some cop or possibly a pedestrian is going to think that he’s suspicious and he’s involved in a gang, or carrying a gun when he’s only just walking home. Racial profiling in a scenario like that happens regularly towards minorities, whether they’re an Arab getting on a plane, or an African American driving on the road, someone is likely to consider them a threat for doing the most innocent little thing. Even though racial profiling is a way for some people to “stop crime,” it only causes more crime towards people that are not being profiled, it is unfair and doesn’t give the minority community the justice and equality that America
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They believe that they have lost the trust, respect and cooperation of minorities. Only, there never was any trust between law enforcement and minorities ever. All throughout history, minorities haven’t had that particular relationship with police. It’s always been tough, and not only with law enforcement. Officers and people with authority “think” they are helping when they’re only making things worse and unsafe for everyone. “If policemen fall back on naïve profiling by race, ethnicity, age, gender—characteristics not relevant to security—they're little better than a computer. Instead of "driving while black," the police will face accusations of harassing people for the infraction of "flying while Arab." Their actions will increase racial tensions and make them less likely to notice the real threats. And we'll all be less safe as a result” (Schneier). Not only does this make it unsafe for everyone but also means that law enforcement isn’t doing their job correctly if the only thing they’re relying on is the color of someone’s skin. Minorities in this country are the most affected by crime and violence for that particular reason. What they should rely on is behavioral profiling, or focusing on things like whether that particular person is fidgeting, sweating, or if they look nervous in any way. Using behavioral profiling is safe for everyone because it picks out the real threats instead of someone who isn’t a threat at
They believe that they have lost the trust, respect and cooperation of minorities. Only, there never was any trust between law enforcement and minorities ever. All throughout history, minorities haven’t had that particular relationship with police. It’s always been tough, and not only with law enforcement. Officers and people with authority “think” they are helping when they’re only making things worse and unsafe for everyone. “If policemen fall back on naïve profiling by race, ethnicity, age, gender—characteristics not relevant to security—they're little better than a computer. Instead of "driving while black," the police will face accusations of harassing people for the infraction of "flying while Arab." Their actions will increase racial tensions and make them less likely to notice the real threats. And we'll all be less safe as a result” (Schneier). Not only does this make it unsafe for everyone but also means that law enforcement isn’t doing their job correctly if the only thing they’re relying on is the color of someone’s skin. Minorities in this country are the most affected by crime and violence for that particular reason. What they should rely on is behavioral profiling, or focusing on things like whether that particular person is fidgeting, sweating, or if they look nervous in any way. Using behavioral profiling is safe for everyone because it picks out the real threats instead of someone who isn’t a threat at